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  • November 16, 2025
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST
  • 2 CE Hours

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NPAP Fall Continuing Education PROGRAM

Professional Posttraumatic Growth and Therapeutic Intimacy in Response to Collective Trauma

Presenter

Carol Tosone, PhD, LCSW

Moderator

Michael de Simone, PhD, LCSW

Description

As clinicians working with survivors of trauma and mass disaster, we are repeatedly exposed to traumatic material by virtue of the nature of our work. When we live and work in areas prone to natural or man-made disasters, acts of terrorism, or other catastrophic events such as Covid, we are exposed in a first-hand way as witnesses to and victims of trauma. This experience of shared trauma offers the unique challenge of contending with personal loss while helping others, as well as providing opportunities for shared resilience and posttraumatic growth, both personal and professional. Enhanced therapeutic intimacy and therapist disclosure, along with the blurring of boundaries may be an outcome of dual exposure to collective trauma.

About the presenter

Carol Tosone, PhD, LCSW, Prof, NYU Silver School of SW. Founding Director, NYU DSW Program in Clinical SW.  Co-Director, NYU’s Trauma-Informed Clinical Practice Program. Editor Emerita, Clinical Social Work Journal. Recipient, NYU Distinguished Teaching Award. Distinguished Scholar, National Academies of Practice. Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, AAPCSW, 2023. Private Practice, New York, NY.

Learning Objectives

After attending the presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Define the characteristics of shared trauma, shared resilience, and posttraumatic growth.

  • Identify aspects and examples of therapeutic intimacy.

Open to

NPAP Member

$25

Other Professionals

$40

Candidates / Students

$15

Contribution

Encouraged

CE Credits

2 CE contact hours will be granted to participants with documented attendance and complete evaluation form. It is the responsibility of the participants seeking CE credits to comply with these requirements. Upon completion, a Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to all participants.

  • National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0139.
  • National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0010.
  • The National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0137.
  • National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0093.